Summer's Finally Here! - Home Energy Pros2015-08-02T18:30:50Zhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/forum/topics/summer-s-finally-here?commentId=6069565%3AComment%3A118336&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBill, you kinda lost me on th…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-06-06:6069565:Comment:1195162013-06-06T17:20:20.300ZTom DelContehttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/tomdelconte
<p>Bill, you kinda lost me on that one, but I've learned agree with anything you say. Have a great weekend, t</p>
<p>Bill, you kinda lost me on that one, but I've learned agree with anything you say. Have a great weekend, t</p> LOL, isn't it amazing how one…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-06-01:6069565:Comment:1189252013-06-01T19:06:28.477ZSean Lintow Srhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/sls
<p>LOL, isn't it amazing how one can tell that someone sure doesn't live anywhere close based on their advice?</p>
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<p>LOL, isn't it amazing how one can tell that someone sure doesn't live anywhere close based on their advice?</p>
<p> </p> Tom, If you don't take a BPI…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-06-01:6069565:Comment:1187852013-06-01T17:59:04.216ZWilliam H Nickersonhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/WilliamHNickerson
<p>Tom, If you don't take a BPI class or something we'all are going to find a Dick Chenny website and start uploading conversations about bird hunting. </p>
<p>Tom, If you don't take a BPI class or something we'all are going to find a Dick Chenny website and start uploading conversations about bird hunting. </p> http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/show…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-05-31:6069565:Comment:1186622013-05-31T14:03:31.089ZTom DelContehttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/tomdelconte
<p><a href="http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?798182-HVAC-ERV-Dehumidifier-Layout-for-Humid-Climate">http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?798182-HVAC-ERV-Dehumidifier-Layout-for-Humid-Climate</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/latent-sensible-cooling-load-d_245.html">http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/latent-sensible-cooling-load-d_245.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?798182-HVAC-ERV-Dehumidifier-Layout-for-Humid-Climate">http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?798182-HVAC-ERV-Dehumidifier-Layout-for-Humid-Climate</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/latent-sensible-cooling-load-d_245.html">http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/latent-sensible-cooling-load-d_245.html</a></p> I'm curious about your ration…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-05-28:6069565:Comment:1183362013-05-28T15:30:58.598ZBen Stallingshttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/BenStallings
<p>I'm curious about your rationale for suggesting a dehumidifier for the first floor. Is that climate-specific advice?</p>
<p>Here in Kansas, some friends of mine thought they would save energy by using a room-size dehumidifier instead of their central air conditioner. Not only did it make the house oppressively hot, it used more energy than the central air. It is my experience that if a house is both hot and humid, central air will invariably be more efficient and more satisfactory than a…</p>
<p>I'm curious about your rationale for suggesting a dehumidifier for the first floor. Is that climate-specific advice?</p>
<p>Here in Kansas, some friends of mine thought they would save energy by using a room-size dehumidifier instead of their central air conditioner. Not only did it make the house oppressively hot, it used more energy than the central air. It is my experience that if a house is both hot and humid, central air will invariably be more efficient and more satisfactory than a dehumidifier.</p>
<p>You say "the southside is usually best" -- best for what? Frying eggs?</p>
<p>I would add to your list, close curtains on south- and west-facing windows during the day.</p> Great and wonderful advise.tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2013-05-28:6069565:Comment:1181712013-05-28T14:59:53.028ZMike Searyhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/MikeSeary
<p>Great and wonderful advise.</p>
<p>Great and wonderful advise.</p>